Blackout

Blackout

Eight minutes twenty seconds

NR 2019 · 14 min · ★ 4.0 · Drama

What would you do if you knew the sun was about to expire and life as we know it would be changed forever? Blackout is a short film that takes place in the approximate 8 minutes it takes for light to reach Earth from the Sun as two strangers, Sampson and Darryl, discuss what they wish they could have done differently had they not taken sunlight for granted.

Directed by Rob Ciano · Written by Rob Ciano

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